The teachers are all members of
the School of Arts and Humanities, including senior lecturer Zafar
Anjum, who won the Victor Worsfold Outstanding Teaching Award.
“The
faculty and staff members whom we have honored share a students-first
attitude,” Dennis Kratz, dean of the School of Arts and Humanities,
said. “They also share the traits of intelligence, perseverance and
gracious collegiality. They help create a positive, caring
environment that makes every day better for those with whom they
work.”
The Worsfold award is named after an ethics and
philosophy professor emeritus, Victor Worsfold, who taught at the
school for more than 25 years. Anjum, this year's winner, teaches
Arabic and Islamic culture classes.
“I am so humbled and
honored to receive the prestigious Worsfold Award for teaching at
UTD,” Anjum said. “My actual award is the smiles on the faces of
my students after they learn a new skill in reading, writing,
comprehending or speaking of Arabic words… . Teaching is not only
my profession, but it is my passion, too. In fact, my driving force
is the intelligence of my beloved students at UTD, who leave the
classroom with a memorable, positive learning experience.”
Other
honorees included PhD candidate Kevin Wells, who won the Worsfold
Teaching Assistant Award; Adreienne Rosenberg, who won the
distinguished Alumni Award; and Pierrette Lacour and Megan Gray
Hering, who earned Jo Ellen Roach Outstanding Staff Member Awards.
'Students-first' educators earn annual honors
Five educators from
the University of Texas at Dallas earned awards at the school's
annual ceremony recently.